Arlington Municipal Airport (ICAO: KGKY, FAA LID: GKY) is five miles south of Arlington, in Tarrant County, Texas.[1] The airport is at the intersection of Interstate 20 and South Collins Road; it is a reliever airport for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Dallas Love Field.
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | City of Arlington | ||||||||||
Serves | Arlington, Texas | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 628 ft / 191 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 32°39′50″N 097°05′39″W / 32.66389°N 97.09417°W | ||||||||||
Website | [1] | ||||||||||
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Several companies operate aircraft services on the airport property, including the Bell Helicopter division of Textron.
Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but this airport GKY to the FAA and has no IATA code.[2]
Facilities
editThe airport covers 500 acres (200 ha) at an elevation of 628 feet (191 m). Its single runway, 16/34, is 6,080 by 100 feet (1,853 x 30 m) concrete.[1]
In the year ending December 31, 2015 the airport had 88,222 aircraft operations, average 242 per day: 98% general aviation, 1% air taxi, <1% airline, and <1% military. 200 aircraft were then based at this airport: 163 single-engine, 14 multi-engine, 14 jet, 8 helicopter and 1 glider.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for GKY PDF, effective January 25, 2024.
- ^ Great Circle Mapper: KGKY - Arlington, Texas
External links
edit- Arlington Municipal Airport, official site
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective August 8, 2024
- FAA Terminal Procedures for GKY, effective August 8, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for GKY
- AirNav airport information for KGKY
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures